Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

June 2010 NOT ALL THAT long ago even the best full-motion jet simulators had very basic visual presentations that were restricted to nothing more than a view straight ahead through the windshield.

In September, I talked about what I call the myth of activating the approach. Many pilots seem to feel they need to activate something in their GPS to fly an approach. As I pointed out, I often hear ...

The pilot of a small jet that crashed into a Murphy Canyon neighborhood in dense fog last month, killing all six people on board, was on an instrument approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport ...

Example circling maneuver at Memphis IAP, Tennessee. Author graphic. I used to think of the circle-to-land maneuver following an instrument approach as a necessary evil. We had a lot of airports to go ...

Cargo airline FedEx has received an exemption from the US FAA that allows the carrier to use a combination of vision enhancing equipment, procedures and training to expand foul-weather access to US ...

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was making its final approach to Huntsville International Airport Feb. 15 when the crew transitioned from visual flight conditions above clouds to instrument flight ...

The rugged terrain, high winds, and difficult-to-predict mountain weather make Aspen’s airport one of the most challenging places for pilots to navigate. A new set of safety recommendations approved ...